Heel trimming and compressing machine



May 2 7, 1930.

E. J. RAY

HEEL TRIMMING AND COMPRESSING MACHINE Filed Nov. 12, 1927 4 sheets-sneer May 27, 1930. EpJ. RAY

HEEL TRmMING AND comnssm @fe-@EINE Filed Nov. l2, 1927 l Sheets-Sheet 2 j May 27, 1930. E. J. RAY

i lHEEL TRIMMING AND COMPRESSING' MACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Nov. 12, 1927 l May 27, 1930. E. J. RAY

HEEL TIMMING` AND coMPREssING MACHINE lined Nov. 12, 1927 4 sheets-sneer 4 Ml mi! both trimming amdc onlfpres''sing operatie'11S oi" the'v die, thereby ftriining '1 Fig; 1 im Sidefelevabiongfpfuy 1 seotongyshowngthe;geeml organizan@ after a deng operation has'been performed? i-Fig., als@ View@ Wing-f the .aragemene .0fhe,mehanig -foi commllingfhei 'lakg chine vfreine-26'. IA? block` or plunger 82 atf tacked r,tolv link- 84 in `the head: k78 and held' -f normally yagainst the ylower surface lof lthe upper {die ,member f1.8,and adapted closely Atok holeS-Ql' yin Vthe blankl tof'lojcate y the blank 765#'Tlie-nppei" Surface ,of tliepreSserfrneinberV 88 fisl formed with fcn-ryed surfaces 92and v911;; j or'iinpar'ting tliefdesired configuration 'to 'the fof a* Vcross-head y96 1 sl-idably` nionntedo "af-theV 'Standards- 80 'and arrangedgfor movement to'- r Ward andawayfrom thefsvtati'ona'ry';[head578 v by ineans oftogglee -9'8(Fig.` 1)

` nis'in oractnatingtheslidel f that, Shortly aftei'fthe crossfhld 967be'gins, its upward movement; 'the car'rierfarmsffl i position a blank directly f abc'ivefA the 'presser` melnb'erSSljvitli tliefji'g .fholesfo "tliej blank in" aligninent Witli` the jigr pine/90 Y ofthe preeseninember. AS ythe crossheadfcontinues its movement; t'l'legigplls @ffii-eer' thi-ghbles oftheblank-anathearms v116 'f release the'blank Wliiclrdrops -f er nieniberfinto properlpositi'ongforthe'triin ming A'and compressing' operations 'afs shown Vin. Fig. f6. l"'Ilieblank vis? tlienv I'nowediipwarfcllyA #nie-media! ""soy timed c tiiated 'to andlis'orced thronghtbeplanef' thenittingy edges" into` thefflnold cavity lytli'e -preelser ,y

f mmb v T288 actirflgfa'sv abuttingblo'ckcoperat;

menge a1 link ehe 'press-1 inpr'eeisled-7 t"thef ileyer/ forceY theblankdownyvardly outv of the mold;-l IThe-ej ectingoperationis timed i.

.tftakefple asin@ sin@ 14 is.pmnilyad. 1 1* Vvanced into a positionfsuclitliat the blank V Willidr'op upon flattened extensions 105 pro-v lvidedat the'oii'ter ende'of the carrier arms 16. ii-9 The extensions 105are` of sniicient/Width when :the arms are closed toreeeive yand su'pj portupon their upper'surfaces a trimmedand .compressed-blank, sujch'as blank V106, 1.

After receivinga heel blankfthecarrier Varms 16k are advanced stil-1"'furtheruntil the ex A tensions 105 l arepositioned` over a 'discharge chiite r107, the Cain 60vthen operating. to open the 'arms v1b therebydropping the'coinpleted blankinto thechute; i l- While the precediny descriptionf set orth'the operation of ttlieslide; lllfand carrier a blank through the inacliine,it i's'tobe underpresser meinberand acompleted heel part the arm" 16 arefope'nedto droplthe cornpleted Harms latvdiierent stages otheprogress of v. if

106 has been'-received .upon-the extensions 105 I i and moved overthe chute A10T. Subsequently,

lieelpartr106gintol tlie chute, and to dropfthe j Q blank V- Oznpon'the preSSerJnember 88', after Q, f; which the Slide and carrier are retracted5 per lnitting'tlieblanklto dropnpon thetable 28 int'ofposition to begra'sped by{th`e` 'carrier arrns. i

f' To'avoidcontact With-,the die fin eiriber/sV l which are:approachingeachjother during the l L'rearWardnio-vement of the carrier, tlnearins,l

16a-re heldinopenpositionby'tlie cani 60 dur-'. ing. rearwardinoyeinentoftheslde 141(- The.,i'llustrated machinefisprovided i i tbe'toggleeQSby means of afcrank 1132fec4 fa, motor 108 (Fig. .1)'1Wliicl15il1rongh .Zgfearskk i '110, 1112. andA '114 rdrivesh a "gear'-1 16', keyedltoi i "a'shafti1185and by which thevariousvv operatf 2: 'Y y ing parts jof'the machine areactnated; 1 y The 1 inechari'enr for reciprocating f Ythe "slide 14, V and carrier arnis 16 'comprises' a link V120 pivf- 'f joted at 122jcofa portion Vofthe machine frame, g andfcarrying :rodflQz connected to one endy y .of "the slidek actuating lefer .36, VMovenie nts l of the leyerit about itsf-piyot 126,y aref-pro? ducedbyftheijodllQ wliich'is'actnated .byfa Y' 'roll'128,:ridingina'canitrackflO inthe-gearV 1'1G. 1 lilovenients Vof tliecroSS-head'fQQ" to#y f Ward andawayfroln 'tHe-head YZ8 in effecting ,operations-npon blanks,'areprodiic`ed through Yleo r"nio on'the head `and `onthereciprocating member,

' and means ori-Y operating the rvreciprocatii-'1g member, @the kconstruction 'and arrangement beingsuch that a'blankis trimmed andcom' pressedduringy a .single recproc'ation of said member.' l

.mgpieming members@zengageaemplementalgpositioning surfacesiinfa blank, a;

l combinedfcuttingf diev l andjlmold, having na' d chamber to receive a blankzisilpportedgby the '15 presser'-member, fand means for moving ,ther

pressermember and blank intfothe y combined l rdie'anfd mold to trim and CIilpi'esstheblank.

f 7. yIn amachinefor-operating .uponv shoe- :part blanks, av kdie member,"aVv presser 4member voperable V.Within the -diememberg means on erations upon a blank,operativelyjpositioned vbetweentheInembers.;y I

y'8. Ina machine for operating jupon-7 shoe- Vpart blanks, .a die,-a presser. membery operable j "withinihedie, means .for feedinga blank im@ .30

operative. position between thediej andpress# yer member,,positioningmeans,onthenpresser memberl lfor''locatinglthe blank relativelvto the die, and', means for producing ,relative f `movement lbetween the die andpresser ymemg 'ber Af0.1? trimming and C'Qmprslsing'thablank 1 9. .In a'machine of the Acharacteri'describlxd,V die .harinas heel'mold cavity the' Wallslof.

o .vv/hich. `terminate-in cuttingedges, Aga'. presser member movable.into the die,means 4k'for Kfeed- .ingfa blank into'operativev position between the die and presser member, means .on theL presser member for, locating the blank relatively to' thecutting edges of the die, and f .means for causing relative'V movement of the die Iand presser memberfto force `theblanky past the cutting edges'ofbthe vvand to com:

press l.it Within the, moldcavityfo'ii thejdiefj K- 10. In a machine of the character described,

die having' ,a heel'moldeavtyathe vwallsef y)whichterminate incuttingedgema presser` ymember movable into thedieand 'co-operable therewith, to, trimjafheelblank' fed' in tOfQp-i f erative` positionbetweellthefdie vandpres'ser member, `a movable block positionedfwithin f; the die'co-operablewith'the presser'` 'member e to compressa trimmed blank, f and; means forY 1 moving 'the block to ejecta'ttrimmed andcompressed blank.

l11. "In T a machine of the characterdesoribed, l

.a .die anda presser member movable relatively .i tolvvard'andgawayjfromeach oth'ergtop'erfform t i, atrimming operation upon-` aheelblank, 'al A blank therein.

" f plunger positioned in thedieia'nd ycol-'operable r`vvith: the* presser member'lyfto compress aj :trimmed blank Within the die and means opmember avvayfrom the die to cause lthe plung- 1er tofeject' a trimmed and compressedrrblank from-the die.

12. In. a' machine, for operating. g blanks, Va s'tatonaryhead, a movable headari ran'gedior reciprocationftoward and'avvay 'i the f head, blank-trimming meansfand blank# verative uponrelative movementfof the presser. g 'Y il j d y. 'compressing means having each a part' located from thestationaryhead, a die mounted upon '1 l inga heelfmold `the Wallso` which Vterminate rhestanonny head manning@ Cavayform.- e' .Y

ini cuttingedges, a presser member mounted* upon the movable 'head and having blank'f positioning 'surfaces thereon', a. movable plunger` mountedlvwithin the'ndie, means "for' i *Y voperating.the,movable head y-to force a blanksupported uponv thevpresser member through theplanefofthe cutting'edges of the'diethere' e l by trimmingthe. blank andto force the blank rinto the mold 'cavitytherebycompressingthe blank betvv'eenjfthe, presser member; and theV plunger, fandlm'eans `for n iov'ing"the-'plunger,V v v to eject the .trimmed andleompresseaf blank, l j v' 13..;111 amachine of the character described,

die,4a positioning member for-,locating ,a

blank relatively tothe die vand movableinto 1 the -die,and means fory forcing :the blank into."

yand for uvvithdrzwving the positioning member', Y

vfrom'itheb1-fn1k while itis' rind-within the die byi'fictional engagement therewith.. A

4. I ""machine of the. haractff described,

'favholl'ovv vrd'ie,lay presser'member, positioning 'members Jona, the presser `member :torlo'cating a blank relatively tothedie, andy meansv for-.1.: moving the'prresser member into the `dieitoszefyfeet yan.'operation upon the blank and orfre- ,moving rtheipresserV member and positioning members 'from' engagement with the blank wane meneer is heidwiuiin' the die byrn tionaljengagement vviththewalls thereof. p 1, ama'chineffor operating uponheel l t blanks, a die, a Vpresser member, positioning members onythe presser member for,` locating ablankrelativelyto the'die, means'for" causf 2110:

ing relative movement v .between Athe presser ingv o the; positioning, Y members #from engage-'A ment 'theA blank While the ,jblankisposigg E .i d f* tioned vvithin the die, andmeans'for `ejectinfg the-blankfromfthe die. 'Y 1 I 16. Inafmachine .for operating-'upon heel k'oper'ation upon the blank and 'forvvvithdr'avv'A-l V .blanks,adiehaving a heel mold cavityfthef i- Wallsjof which terminate-.in cuttimgedge@V 1- apresserl member movableinto the die, 'positioningV members on the vpressermember .or Y

:12e vfV allocating. agbiank runway with@ 'Getting edges of the die', and .means yfor m-ovingtheA 17 In a nplacllmi,` f-Qfperatingiupon'heelf blanks@ die having a ne non averne:

, @while fliep'lsessermembef. isrfberlg In a mach" fof ed for" reoip'rooating rmin'feinenig' betweenth "f 25gl In val Inaclinefof the charactelf;desntilded,

Vshoe-part -b1an'1s,` one of "Said members" having f and; 'feed'V rmsw nountedfonftheslide, udY

farms having also extensions foi" "engaging the bla-nk afterkiisbeen `operfaedf-u'poliby thedies andoperative-to Ino(` theblagfilk'Jcol K 24,'Inzi'1naehne oftheolassdesribe Y Operating diel YInnnbers. ',OI): trimming f and f f compressinghel blanksat'fagsngle'sttoig alma'gazine"foitheblgnks; aj'fee'd slide{indou}n magazine-and the die mernblfs the feed slide; having' 'agnie'i'ber adipied uplij 'ad-vanne .y movement oftheslidefolfoIceabiank'fronvthe' magazine, l:Manns mounted npn'the 'slid 'fof gripping -s'uloh V-iolank 'Aandopemtife@ jfon fthe next slicceetfiing;V advancefnioyemeni-fof Y. the slide" to .move it: into operati'xe position an passege extending ,theethifg'hg means forA supplying ani'r lorlafsttffl 'saidpassageftoif fair passage'l extendng'v..tlirebhronghg, and

ber., 1- 1, v.

...l e :a machine pfftheocharaeter describe jl',fV I

of ein throngn@ said; pdssage to *l rernoieV zltshe ,f

s'crapmaterial sirnurlta'n'eoneljf with the'yep-f' eration'rofthe strippingme'ans.' -A

minating in `a Veut'tingedge, irthe Wall being provided .with a lpassage adjacent" to vsaid vcutting edge, andvmeans for Supplying ablast f l of air to said passage to` prevent the' aeeumi1-- lation of scrap material in' fprexirnityto the gna/nie to thislspecicatin.

EUGENE J, BfA-Y; j I 

